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rigor
robust
stakeholders
high stakes tests
data
proficient
English Language Learners
Growth Model
Race to the Top—since when is childhood a race? And who is racing? Probably the children that got left behind!

I live in Silicon Valley, and if I never hear the word ‘disrupt’ again it will be too soon.
My friend met a TEENAGER who didn’t know if a blog was, maybe, one of those Internet things? I want to know where that kid is from, and then move there.

This has been around since 9/11, but I can’t stand “first responders” to describe police, firemen and emt’s. If we need a blanket term for all of those,how about just emergency personnel or something. Who the hell knows or cares who got there first?

“This” as in to agree with a comment someone has made online.
Boots on the ground
Upcycled
Repurposed
Amazeballs – I STILL hear this
And while it’s several years old by now, if I hear one more person say they threw up in their mouth a little, I’m going to have to throw up in their mouth. A lot.
Rock still hasn’t gone away yet 😡

Sick (when something is just ‘good’)
Wicked (same annoying modern definition)
Amazing – when again its just good
Amazeballs – grrrr
Awesome – no its just good!!!!!!
Space – when referring to an area or room, this will always irritate me
nom nom – creepy, really creepy

lovely
first-world problem
blessed, as in “I’m so,” “We’ve been so”
no worries
“you’re fine” as a response to someone who says “excuse me” when passing a person in a shopping aisle
reclaimed
trending
kick the can down the road
gifted as a verb, hell, as an adjective, too.

The word “do” to substitute as a verb. Such as “I dont do sushi”or “we are doing burgers this weekend”.
Conversation as in, “we need to have a conversation about molesters”
Me and her or her and me
Preventative
You feel me?

* A self-proclaimed foodie raved about a new restaurant in the hip and trendy downtown neighbourhood; the restaurant has now become viral!

What can you put at the table? (this is typically asked during job interviews; and may I say, I can put my boobs on the table)

Statement Piece (when it is just a damn necklace)

An investment piece

It is cool yet chic at the same time

Using ‘like’ as a filter in a sentence. (He like said to me that he would like to like go to that place where there were like a lot of like people). I want to strangle people who speak like this and say, I just like to kinda like kill you!!!

What about when they can’t even spell “though” out whilst using it annoyingly? most commonly seen on instagram: “dat shirt doe!”
Makes me craaaazy!
BUT the absolute worst- “EPIC” gets thrown around so inappropriately all the time now and sounds so stupid being used as such…when the true meaning is just so very…epic! Grrrr.

Let’s digress…here is my favorite word that I learned this year and it is all encompassing..the word is………fuckery. As in “all the holiday family fuckery”, the ” fuckery over at the NRA”, ” the usual fuckery”. I may have gotten in Late on this one but for me, it can say it all…..

I don’t know if this is actually a regular word being used or not but living with a particular stoner dude it’s one my ears are subjected to on an all too regular basis. It appears to be a blanket term for anything and everything related to religion, power and politics. It needs to die.

I also hate “eclectic.” It’s constantly used by morons to describe their mundanely conservative style. Just because you shop at J-Crew and American Apparel does not mean you have a wide range of influences!

“Keeping it real”
Which normally means, “I’m being rude to your face, but because I’m keeping it real, it somehow excuses my rudeness”
“mis-spoke”
No such thing, you said something dumb, or you lied and got caught.
“Totes bummed”
Totes are a brand of accessories; umbrellas, hats, gloves, scarves etc. If you’ve ever been so upset that you’ve filled your anus with one, or a mixture of any of these – don’t tell anyone, unless they are a medical professional.

I’m very amused by Time’s inclusion of ‘cultural appropriation’ as if this isn’t an actual problem and rather a whimsy to seek offense. Makes me wonder about your readers who left ‘male gaze’ and ‘check your privilege’ in comments.

Personally, I hate raw vegans inclusions of raw in otherwise normal words, the original and most egregious still being RAWSOME. Oh the punches to the jaw they all dreserve.